de Klerk, who oversaw end of South Africa's country’s white minority rule, has died at 85 it was announced on November 11, 2021. De Klerk was a controversial figure in South Africa where many blamed him for violence against Black South Africans and anti-apartheid activists during his time in power, while some white South Africans saw his efforts to end apartheid as a betrayal. Four years after that, Mandela was elected the country’s first Black president as Black South Africans voted for the first time. He remained a target of anger for some white South Africans who saw his actions as a betrayal. His assertion in 2020 that apartheid was not a crime against humanity stirred up a furor in South Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 11, 2021 23:39 UTC